Talkback: Scarpa ZG10 GTX

I'm on my second pair so they must be not bad. Seriously; for me; they take a bit of breaking in but work very well after that in all seasons. Disappointing standard insoles disintegrate quickly and you will want to replace. I have actually used the old ones from my, end of useful life, Meindls fine. The sole is re-assuringly stiff and doesn't clog up easily but is not the best on greasy rock. Don't be fooled with the gtx label into thinking they will keep your feet dry. They won't. Put mine back to Nevisport for repair and they came back simply lathered in Contour (Scarpa HS12 wax). A couple of tubes of the Contour silicon wax are essential accessories for this boots. None of the Nikwax products worked for me. Looking for a new pair shortly and Euro led pricing has pitched them at about £180 on High Street now. This is too much for a boot that leaks so easily and the HS12 wax is about £6 a pop (You can't even get it  at Nevisport). You could use 12 tubes a year.

I'm suprised to hear you've had problem's with yours. I've had my ZG10's for about two years now and find them superb.

I proof them about three times a year using Nikwax Suede and Nubuck Waterproofer and touch wood, they've never let a single drop of water through, whether walking in dew-soaked fields, in a torrential downpour, or through streams or  such-like.

I bought mine after being fed up with gortex-lined fabric boots letting the water in after just a few months use.

What about the size? I take proper 12 , how do they compare?

Had these for 2 years now and they are the best boots I've ever had. Bought them initially for my trip trekking in Nepal. Did all my training in them and then all the trekking all day every day carrying nearly 20kg of gear (no sherpas, self guided trek), they never let me down. No blisters, never leaked, very comfy and they breathed very well combined with 2 layers of socks (merino wool liner, techwool outer). I love them. They are light, sturdy and very comfy. Cant find fault with them.

P.S with regard to the waterproofing, in training for Nepal I did the yorkshire 3 peaks with all my 20kg of gear and ended up with one foot in a bog up to my knee almost half way round! They didnt leak a drop! Dry comfy feet for the last 10 miles!

Re: Spent 8 days in Iceland around Thorsmork in a good and dry weather with lots of new gear and the only purchase that let me down was... Scarpa zg 10. They take water very quickly, the gore-tex lining never dried overnight, standard insole is almost unusable and... they started splitting on my third day..... The outsole has a very good grip, rubber rand protects well against rock scratches or loose gravel, but my metatarsal was aching having basically no protection at all from insole, big toe same thing (no, they're not too small). On my first day I jumped across a small stream and hardly touched the water with my left boot - couldn't believe water penetrated through almost straight away... An hour later got in some mud for basically 3 seconds - and my socks were like wet towel.... The boots took appr 11 hrs to dry up, no not ready for the next morning but midday rather. So I applied two layers of Nikwax,did some nice walks around glacier (never stepped on the glacier itself, so rock, gravel volcanic dust only), 12 hrs in the boots, temp around 6-10 Celsius, gore-tex lining wet like hell and three layer outsole started splitting in one of the boots.....I gotmyself new jacket, trousers, backpack, gaiters etc and supposed sth will not live up to the expectatations, but not Scarpa boots...